Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported red Converse All-Star shoes for players from the United States. The tag line stuck, and the nickname is still used by many fans today.
Alessandro Gentile
Mediolanum Forum during 2014 Euroleague Final Four final match
Image: Ex Padiglione 3 della Fiera di Milano (1923), oggi parte di Citylife
Image: Piazzale del Pala Lido di Milano nel 2011
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier level of the Italian league system. The LBA plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 16 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier.
Bill Bradley with Simmenthal Milano in 1966.
Bob Morse with Ignis Varese in 1973.
Predrag Danilović with Buckler Beer Bologna in 1995.
Shaun Stonerook with Montepaschi Siena in 2012.